Rio Tinto announces a 21 per cent increase in first half underlying earnings to $5.1 billion

8 August 2014

7 August 2014
Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “Our outstanding half year performance reflects the quality of our world-class assets, our programme of operational excellence and our ability to drive performance during a period of weaker prices. These results show that our current strategic and management focus is making a meaningful contribution to cash flow generation.